Michigan

[19sarah90]

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your Grandmother probably likes the fact that you are close to home still... I know I would if it was my grandchildren....

Oh yes! Every time I mention moving away to college she reminds me that "a lady doesn't leave her home until she has a man to walk out of it with". I wish!!!

 

[wyliefarms]

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your Grandmother probably likes the fact that you are close to home still... I know I would if it was my grandchildren....

Oh yes! Every time I mention moving away to college she reminds me that "a lady doesn't leave her home until she has a man to walk out of it with". I wish!!!

Love the quote!

 

[briana1975]

Good afternoon. I have a hen that I seperated 4 days ago. First thought eggbound, she sat under coop making herself a nest even after I opened gate for freerange time. She went to roost that night. Next morning back under coop doing the squating thing, but no egg. I got her out and felt her belly and it did feel like an egg was there. So I put her in a med dog crate with her own feed and water so she was seperate and hopefully could work this egg out. Next day no egg lump in her belly. But still no egg. Now she isn't eating or drinking and doesn't look so good. She is getting put down this evening. I have a feeling the egg broke and she got an infection. Besides cutting her open to see, how else can I tell if that is it?

 

[apdan]

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I have a hen that has the same issue! I am going to be gone tonight but if she dosen't get better think I am going to have to put her down tomorrow night.

 

[briana1975]

I just got back in from the coops. I just got 4 eggs out of the new coop!!! I had one of the bantam cochins from Michelle start to lay about 3 weeks ago and she is broody already. Anyways today, I saw the Serama rooster making a comfy nest for the EE, and the SLW were also checking out the nest box. But under the cochin in the corner on the floor, had 2 more eggs under her. One kinda big and a brown one with white speckles? Here's a picture.

I have SLW, Gold Sex Links, Sicilian Buttercups, Sebrights, a Silkie, BO, Cochins, and Seramas in that coop. Which breed lays brown eggs with white speckles? The greenish one is my EE bread by my BO roo.

 

[CricketYang]

Hey guys! I wasn't sure if I should put my question HERE or under the city and ordinances link..

My husband and I just got a visit from a sheriff's deputy. One of the neighbors called the police on him bc he was outside shooting at turkey vultures flying over our hens and turks. We live on over eight acres of land and weren't shooting towards any of the surrounding houses. I have it all on video on my phone. He said the neighbor (I know its that cranky, nosey lady that no one likes) called and said that we were shooting a rifle (it wasn't a rifle) with a long barrel on it (it was the shortest barrel) in the air (bc thats where the birds fly) on OUR private property.

So my question is: is it illegal to shoot turkey vultures on my land that are harming/killing my livestock?

I'm thinking about calling the DNR to find out. I've been looking on their site and of course it's impossible to navigate.

Thanks

 

[Opa]

Turkey vultures are a protected species under the Federal Migratory Bird Act. Shooting them is totally unnecessary as they ''only" feed on things that are already dead. They are absolutely no threat to your birds. They may be ugly but they are beautiful to watch in flight and they serve a great purpose in cleaning up all of the road kills.

 

[Olive Hill]

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I'm thinking you would have a pretty difficult time explaining how a turkey vulture circling in the air above your land is harming/killing your livestock. They're turkey vultures, circling is what they do. If one was on the ground, eating a chicken, fine, but not just flying overhead. IMO that's a bit overzealous. If I spent my time shooting at every turkey vulture in the sky here I would literally spend all my time shooting. They're everywhere. And I've never had one take a bird out of my yard. Not once.

I'm not so sure your neighbor's calling the sheriff was necessary, she could have just spoken to you first, but I'd definitely encourage you to save your ammo for more urgent matters. If for no other reason than it's just a waste of ammo.

 

[A2SciTeach]

There are state laws about shooting distance from neighboring houses - not whether or not the gun is being fired in which direction,(such as overhead at birds) but the fact that the house is a determined distance from the shooter. From the DNR website:

Safety zones are all areas within 150 yards (450 feet) of an occupied building, house, cabin, or any barn or other building used in a farm operation. No person, including archery and crossbow hunters, may hunt or discharge a firearm, crossbow or bow in a safety zone, or shoot at any wild animal or wild bird within a safety zone, without the written permission of the owner or occupant of such safety zone. The safety zone applies to hunting only. It does not apply to indoor or outdoor shooting ranges, target shooting, law enforcement activities or the discharge of firearms, crossbows or bows for any non-hunting purpose.

It seems that if one is shooting to protect livestock, the law doesn't apply - but I can see your neighbor's concern if she hears shooting and she's within 150 yards. Just my 2 cents

 

[keyt1969]

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Interesting. For a while now, the only eggs I've been picking up were like the big brown one in that photo. Today I went into the coop and found one like the little brown one. It's bigger than the one from the Serama (and that was only twice and I believe they were more white), and it's smaller than the one from the BR. My bf and I have been trying to figure out who might have laid it!? I was thinking silkie because i am assuming it's too big to be from the Belgian Quail. Only other thought is the RIR, but I'm thinking it would be as big as the ones from the BR. Ideas?